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The Battle of Saratoga occurred during September and October 1777. The Battle occurred because British forces leaded by Burgoyne wanted to capture Albany, but the American waited them at Bemis Heights (a place chosen by Thaddeus Kosciusko). Bemis Heights was in a perfect spot because in ones side they have the Hudson River and in the other one there was a very dense forest. Burgoyne sent first an attack with 2,000 men leaded by General Fraser. And after that he send a frontal attack on the western part of the Americans. Burgoyne made two attempts to cross the defensive lines, but both failed.
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| British Attack on September 19 |
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| American attack on October 7 |
After those attempts he decided to retreat toward Saratoga, but he left all his wounded and most of the supplies at Bemis Heights. After his retreat when he arrived at Saratoga he notice that General Gates was following them, and he realized that there was no way he could support the attack by the Americans that surrounded him. In his last move he called for a Council of War with his officers, and they decided to surrender. At that moment one fourth of British forces were captured, and the victory convinced European powers that an American victory was possible.
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| Burgoyne surrenders on October 13 |
Warfare is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubious morality of using violence to achieve personal or political aims. It remains that conflict has been used to do just that throughout recorded history.
ResponderEliminarYour article is very well done, a good read.
We're a small, volunteer run upstate New York regional history publication that is publishing an article on Timothy Murphy. We'd like permission to use your map, one time only, all rights reserved (to you) in our article. May we have permission and, if so, what credit line would you like. Your map is wonderful. Carolyn Bennett, Assistant Editor
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